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APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, I915.

Patented July 1, 1919.

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IIYVE/VTUR' JOSEPH 0. BELL UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH D. BELL, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED BED AND SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application filed July 24, 1915. Serial No. 41,688.

provide a combined bed and seat which will be of simple and economical construction, and comfortable for use both as a bed and as a settee, and which can be packed in a small compass for transportation.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device used as a bed; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same used as a seat; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the same packed ready for shipment; Fig. e is an enlarged detail broken cross sectional view of the bed in the position shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates angle irons forming the end pieces of the bed frame, andto the ends of which are bolted, as shown at 2, reinforcing pieces 3, to which and to the end pieces are secured side tubes 41 forming the sides of the bed frame. To the horizontal members of said angular end pieces are secured in the usual manner the ends of a spring mattress 6. To said end pieces are pivoted, as shown at 7, at a height above one side of the bed frame suitable to provide a seat when said bed frame is vertical, seat ends 8, also made ofangle irons, the horizontal members of which are secured to the ends of a spring seat wire mattress 9, there being also rigidly secured to the outer portions of the vertical members of said seat ends hangers 11, the lower ends of which have sockets 12 to contain the ends of a seat brace 13.

To the ends of the tubular side pieces 1 of the bed frame are pivoted, as shown at 14, (see Fig. 4) the terminal portions of U-shaped end supports 15, the terminal portions of said end supports'nearer the seat being extended beyond the pivot, as shown at 16, and being connected with each other by a longitudinal brace 17 secured to said terminal portions by screws 18 and wing nuts 19, so that in their normal position said and supports extend in planes at right angles to the bed frame. 'In

this position they are adapted to engage the free ends of the seat ends 8, for

which purpose the horizontal members of said free ends are made concave to fit around the end supports, which are round and tu bular. Pins 21 screwed through said end supports (see Fig. 1) and extending a considerable distance from the inner side of said end supports, form stops for said seat ends and thus support said seat'in its horizontal or operative position, as shown in Fig. 2. In this position the spaces between the end supports and the ends of the bed frame above the seat ends are partly closed by vertical bars 22, the upper ends of which are inserted through holes in the inner sur faces of the side of the supports 15, while the threaded lower ends of the bars are passed through holes in the horizontal members of the seat ends8, and nuts 23 are screwed on said threaded ends above the seat ends. These bars form supports for the cushions at the ends of the seat.

To the back or under side of the longitudinal brace 17 are secured straps 2 1 connected at mediate points thereof by a lon 'i tudinal strap 25, which straps 24, 25, can e secured to buttons 26 upon the opposing side member of the bed frame to hold the mattress and bedding upon the bed frame.

The rear edge of the seat mattress is hooked at various points of its length to the wires forming the bed mattress, thus preventing the rear margin of said seat mattress from being depressed too easily by the weight of persons seated thereon, while not detracting from the yielding quality of the.

bed mattress.

I claim:

1. A collapsible combined bed and seat, comprising a bed frame, a seat pivotally attached thereto on a longitudinally extending axis, end pieces pivoted to the bed frame to swing either behind it and closely adjacent thereto, or forwardly thereof, and means for securing to said end pieces in the latter position the ends of the seat extending from the bed frame at an angle such that the bed frame can form a back for the seat, one end of each end piece being extended behind the bed frame to form stable sup- 7 ports therefor when used as a seatback.

2. A collapsible combined bed and seat, comprising a bed frame, a seat pivotally at tached thereto on a longitudinally extending axis, end pieces pivoted to the 'bed frame to swing either behind it and closely adjacent thereto, or forwardly thereof, means for securing to said end pieces the latter position the ends of the seat extending from the bed frame at an angle such that the bed frame can form a back for the seat, one end of each end piece being extended behind the bed' frame to form stable supports therefor When used as a seatback, and a longitudinal brace connected to both extensions.

3. A collapsible combined bed and seat, comprising a bed frame, a seat pivotally attached thereto ona longitudinally extending axis, end pieces. pivoted to the bed frame to swing either. behind itand closely adjacent thereto, or forwardly thereof, means for securingto said end pieces in the latter position the ends of the seat extending from the bed frame at an angle such that the bed frame can form a back for the seat, one end of each end piece being extended behind the bed frame to form stable supports therefor when used as a seatback, a longitudinal brace connected to both extensions, and straps for holding; bedding connected at spaced points to said brace.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses:

JOSEPH D. BELL.

Witnesses:

F, M. WRIGHT, D. B. RICHARDS,

(lopi es oi thi s with may be obtained for fiye cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

